The Career Foundation delivers an employment placement program for youth under 30 years old called Completing the Circle (CTC).
The Completing the Circle program is an employment and skills development project funded by Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS). The program provides individualized support to youth with multiple barriers to employment.
How the Program Works
Through the program, youth participants are empowered to find employment. They are equipped with tools, supports, new skills, and the confidence to start and maintain work. Participants take their first steps towards meaningful careers now and into the future.
Our focus is on quality work opportunities for youth, employment maintenance, career advancement, professional development and training, and enhanced supports that are flexible and adaptable to the needs of youth.
The Completing the Circle Program Includes:
- Customized and adaptable work plan to meet your individual job search requirements and life circumstances
- Paid workshops
- Certifications at no cost to you
- Paid, full-time work placements leading to full-time, permanent employment
- Program Completion Bonus.
Jobs for Youth
The Completing the Circle program works in partnership with employers to supplement their hiring practices by coordinating successful placements of skilled and motivated professionals.
If you’re looking for help with finding a job and would you like to get paid while receiving job search training, Completing the Circle could be right for you!
Examples of Jobs for Youth:
- Customer Service Rep
- General Labourer
- Store Associate
- Receptionist
- Food Service Worker
- Security Officer
- Cook
- Commercial and Residential Cleaner
- Health Care Aide
- and more!
Eligibility Requirements
- You must be between the ages of 15 and 30 years old
- You must not be attending post-secondary school full-time or currently working as a full-time, permanent employee
- Must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Program Schedule
Our CTC program is available in Mississauga, Hamilton, and Toronto (Lawrence & Weston Roads). Intakes for the current project contract are listed below.
- October 12, 2020
- December 14, 2020
- February 15, 2021
- April 19, 2021
- June 21, 2021
- September 6, 2021
- November 15, 2021
- January 24, 2022
- March 28, 2022
- May 30, 2022
- August 1, 2022
- October 29, 2022
- January 9, 2023
- February 27, 2023
- April 17, 2023
Registration
To register for the Completing the Circle program, please click the application link below. You may also contact the location nearest you to ask questions about the program and to see if you are eligible.
Are You an Employer?
We can help you with your hiring needs! Our team will help coordinate interviews on your behalf with skilled young talent. Additionally, you may qualify for financial support to help offset the cost of training and/or staff wages.
Contact
Mississauga Completing the Circle:
55 City Centre Drive, Suite 501
Primary Phone: 416-894-9233
Office Phone: 905-361-1134
Email: ctcmississauga@careerfoundation.org
Hamilton Completing the Circle:
110 James Street South
Primary Phone: 416-731-3241
Office Phone: 905-667-0321, ext. 225
Email: jagada@careerfoundation.org
Toronto (Weston) Completing the Circle:
2100 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 100
Primary Phone: 647-614-7830
Email: sdikshit@careerfoundation.org
